ESOS Phase 2 - Advice from ESOS Lead Assessors

Unlike Phase 1, participants of ESOS have had plenty of time to get prepared for Phase 2.

As you are no doubt aware, ESOS requires participants to review their energy consumption within three (3) specific areas:

Industrial Processes

Transport

Buildings

As we approach the start of Year 3 in Phase 2 of ESOS, the guidance requires that energy consumption data covers the specific date of the 31st December 2018.

We would, therefore, recommend that the period 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019 is utilised for your ESOS reporting. Please note that if you are not already recording transport mileage; you should make provision to do so for the above period.

Participants must also conduct audits to identify cost-effective energy saving opportunities and report compliance to the scheme’s administrator by the 5th December 2019.

Taking action now to ensure that this data is recorded and correlated correctly will make your reporting in 2019 far easier for all concerned.

Compliance Period

Qualification Date

Compliance Period

Compliance Date;

1

31st December 2014

From 17th July 2014* to 5th December 2015

5th December 2015

2

31st December 2018

From 6th December 2015 to 5th December 2019

5th December 2019

3

31st December 2022

From 6th December 2019 to 5th December 2023

5th December 2023

4

31st December 2026

From 6th December 2023 to 5th December 2027

5th December 2027

Our advice is to not delay the process any longer. Despite the legal requirement to comply with ESOS, the compliance process will provide a comprehensive overview of your organisation’s energy consumption, highlighting energy saving opportunities which could benefit your business greatly. Therefore, the sooner you comply, the sooner you can start saving money for your business.

We understand that this process can be overwhelming so we have put together this simplified guide on the steps that are required to complete ESOS and help you reach compliance by the 5th of December.

Complete a report highlighting return on investments (ROIs), with a life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA) or a simple payback calculation

(LCCA) or a simple payback calculation

Sign off by selected Lead Assessor and Director

Submit to Environment Agency by 5th December 2019

2EA® have two CIBSE registered UK ESOS Lead Assessors and we offer three main ESOS management packages to help you meet the requirements of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme. If you require any assistance or have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.